Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14710, Ephraim Farrar, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Warrington
Farrar, Ephraim Leairna Leovina
W. 14710
CONTENTS

5329
Rep. B
Massachusetts
Lavina Farrar.
law of Ephraim Farrar, decd
was a pensioner under the Act of who died on the 1st: January, 1828 - Middlesex in the State of Mass: - was a private in the company commanded Captain Brown of the Regt commanded for Robinson in the Mass. Militia for 11 Months
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
duplicate of Pension issued the 27th day of June 1839 and sent to Isaac Fiske, Esq. Cambridge Mass:
increases to the 4th of Mar. 1839 $109.98 semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 1833
$128.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Wm. L. Chaplin Clerk. Vol. 1 - Page 88

Laura Fannan
4744
admitted Pn 11 mo. $36.66 100 - roll roll 1 per 1777 185 f - per 1/2 5.28
Cap: Broom Col: Robinson N.Y.
died 1 Jan 1828
J. Pike Fort Cambridge Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex -
On this thirty first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine  eight , personally before the Court of Probate of the said County of Middlesex, Lavinia Farrar, a resident of Concord in the said County, aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Ephraim Farrar late of said Concord, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. That in the year 1776 he served in a company commanded by Capt. Abishaï Brown, under Col. Josiah Whitney for the term of nearly six months, near Boston.
In the year 1777, he served in a company commanded by Capt. Abishaï Brown, under Col. John Robinson, for the term of six months in the State of Rhode Island.
She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Farrar on the twentieth day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five; That her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Farrar died on the first day of January in the year 1828. That she has remained unmarried ever since. That her maiden name was Lavinia Wright & she was married to said Ephraim Farrar as aforesaid, by John Cummings a justice of the peace for said County of Middlesex, resident in said Concord. She has no record of her marriage - The record which was made in the family bible, got lost by her children at school.
Lavinia Farrar
Subscribed & sworn to by said Lavinia Farrar on the thirty first day of January A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty nine at her then house in Concord, she being too sick to leave her bed before me.
H. C. Cady, Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Madison County ss I Isaac D. Dike Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that James M. May Esq. is the Judge of said Court & that his signature within written is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Isaac D. Dike

Dep. Sibyl Brown

Isiah Brown of Concord in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, aged 71 years, do testify and say, That Lavina Farrar, formerly Lavina Wright and now the widow of Ephraim Farrar, late of said Concord, deceased, was married to said Ephraim Farrar on the Twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five - The said Lavina is my Sister. I was present, and witnessed the marriage of said Lavina and said Ephraim Farrar - They were married by John Cummings Esq. March 20 th 1785 - The said Ephraim Farrar died at said Concord in the month of January A.D. 1828, and the said Lavina has remained his widow since that time, not having been married again - I know that the common understan-

-ding was that said Ephraim Farrar was a soldier in the Army of the Rev- olution-
Sibyl Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County. On this twenty eighth day of September in the year 1838. personally ap- -peared the above named Sibyl Brown, known to me to be a credible person, and made oath that the foregoing deposition by her subscribed is true-
Before me Nathan Brooks Jr. of the Peace

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WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 14710
Levina Farrar
Widow of
Ephraim Farrar
Brv. Lieut. Col.
Act: July 7th 1836
Index:—Vol. a , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James L Edwards Esq Washington

- 11/1/51 - East Cambridge Feb. 12, 1857
Friend Edwards Esq.
I enclosed one Mr. Appleton & Luciana Harris & Mary Markwell for Pensacola. When convenient please to communicate to me, Respectfully yours James F. [?]

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I Thaddeus Blood of Concord in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say, That in the 1776 Ephraim Farrar of Concord aforesaid, now deceased, enlisted into the Army of the Revolution about the first of June, in Capt Thishai Brown's Company, Col. Josiah Whitney's Regiment, and served six months or nearly, at Nantasket near Boston. I cannot state with certainty the time he served. The term was six months, and I think said Farrar was there the greater part of the time - While he was not there the service was performed by his substitute -
In 1777 said Ephraim Farrar served as a private soldier, in the State of Rhode Island, in Capt Thishai Brown's Company of Infantry in Col. John Robinson's Regiment, for the term of six months, during said term I was orderly sergeant of the Company in which said Farrar served -
Thad. Blood,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ss. In this sixth day of September A. D. 1838. The within named Thaddeus Blood personally appeared, and made oaths that the within deposition by him subscribed, is true. The said deponent being well known to me to be a credible person
Before me Nathan Brooks Justice of the Peace

Sept 2 Alice Davis

I Abel Davis of Concord in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty one, do depose & say that Ephraim Farnar served in the Army of the Revolution as a private in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Abishai Brown in Col. John Robinson's Regiment for the term of nearly six months. The term of enlistment was for six months, commencing about the first of July, and said Ephraim Farnar served as long as the rest of the company - I was a private in the same company - Lavinia Farnar now living in said Concord is the widow of said Ephraim Farnar - said service was performed in the year 1777 -
Abel Davis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - County of Middlesex - On this twentieth day of

November in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared the within named Abel Davis, well known to me to be a credible person, and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Nathan Brooks Justice of the Peace

John Pastor

I John Prater of Concord in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, aged seventy three, do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Savina Farrar, the widow of Ephraim Farrar late of said Concord deceased, that said Ephraim Farrar died at said Concord on or about the first of January in the year 1828, I attended his funeral - That said Savina has remained his widow since his death, not having been since married - That it was the common understanding, that said Ephraim served as a private soldier in the army of the revolution - That I was ac- quainted with John Cummings Esquire, late of said Concord, that he has been dead more than thirty years, that he died while absent from Concord, that his executor has long been dead, and that his records cannot now be found, as I believe, I know

he received many persons as a Justice of the Peace -
John Procter
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County -
On this twelfth day of Feb- ruary in the year 1839. Personally appeared the above named John Procter, well known to me to be a credible person, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Nathan Brooks Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss.
ss
I, Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that Nathan Brooks Esq. is a justice of the Peace within and for said County duly sworn and qualified & that his signatures written on the foregoing Papers are his genuine signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Isaac D. Dyer
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